From the sessions that created ANOHNI’s critically acclaimed 2023 album My Back Was A Bridge For You To Cross comes a new unreleased gem, ‘Breaking’. A stripped-down trio of guitar, clarinet and layers of jazz-infused vocals, at first distilled and then volatile, ‘Breaking’ is a stunning addition to ANOHNI’s vital canon. Stream / Purchase ‘Breaking’ here.
Sleaford Mods’ era-capturing, breakthrough album Divide and Exit is set to be reissued on 26 July to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Originally released in May 2014, not only did Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson’s second ‘proper’ album, capture the ‘death by a million vested interests’ malaise that was engulfing British society as contaminative politics oozed its core, but its union of strong words and minimal electronics saw a fresh voice articulated a much-needed rage, anger, hurt and hope. Fully remastered,...
Goat Girl – Lottie Pendlebury (she/her), Rosy Jones (they/them) and Holly Mullineaux (she/her) are excited to announce their second track ‘motorway’ taken from their forthcoming third album Below the Waste which is being released on Rough Trade / Remote Control Records on June 7th. The album was co–produced by the band and John Spud Murphy (Lankum & black midi). The video for ‘motorway’ was directed by world famous choreographer and director Holly Blakey who has worked with Florence & The Machine, Harry Styles and Rosalia amongst others. The dancers are dressed in archival Vivienne Westwood pieces,...
Twenty years ago today, in a small studio on Fairfax Boulevard in Los Angeles, indie quartet Warpaint was born. To mark the anniversary of their formation, they are thrilled to announce the release of a new 7”, ‘Common Blue’ b/w ‘Underneath’, out March 22 on Rough Trade / Remote Control Records. For their first new material in two years, Warpaint reunited with Rough Trade, the label behind their debut album and creative home for most of their existence. “It...
Goat Girl – Lottie Pendlebury (she/her), Rosy Jones (they/them) and Holly Mullineaux (she/her) are excited to announce their third album Below The Waste which is being released on Rough Trade / Remote Control Records on June 7th. The album was co–produced by the band and John Spud Murphy (Lankum and black midi). Singer Lottie says on the lead track ‘ride around’, “I was listening to lots of music at the time by Phillip Glass and Deerhoof that plays with the relationship between tension and resolution which...
Recorded in the same session as recent solo album Several Songs About Fire, ‘Black Holes, the Stars and You’ has been a long-time coming from visual artist and Parquet Courts co-frontman, A. Savage. Featuring infectious, Latin-inspired grooves and production by John Parish, the single is about the different ways people see each other versus the different ways people view themselves. A. Savage has a knack for lyrical poetry, which is on full display here. ‘Black Holes, the Stars...
Gruff Rhys shares ‘Bad Friend’ – the third and final track from his new album Sadness Sets Me Free before its release on 26th January. Remarkably, Sadness Sets Me Free is Gruff Rhys’ 25th long playing record in a 35 year recording career. Gruff says on his new track “People always refer to ‘good friends’. This song is toying with the idea of the ‘bad friend’. Maybe a bad friend is still better than not being a friend at all. Some friends...
Sleaford Mods are pleased to announce the release of their cover of the Pet Shop Boys’ iconic single ‘West End Girls’, with all profits from the track going to Shelter as the band continue their longstanding collaboration with the homeless charity. A video for the song, directed by Ewen Spencer, can be watched now while the single is available to stream. A 12-inch edition single, featuring the remixes from the Pet Shop Boys, HiFi Sean and Extnnddntwrk, can be...
Remote Control are excited to announce the reissue of Sea Power’s Mercury Prize nominated Do You Like Rock Music? album on Feb 9th, 2024. The album will be expanded for this 15th anniversary reissue with radio sessions and B-sides and extensive new sleeve notes. The album will be released on CD, Double LP (Ltd. Ed. Picture Disc) and digitally. Pre-order / Pre Save Do You Like Rock Music 15th Anniversary Reissue? here.
Gruff Rhys is pleased to share the second track from his new album ‘Silver Lining (Lead Balloons)’ taken from his 25th Album Sadness Sets Me Free out 26 January 2023. Another elegiacally beautiful track by Rhys, the track is accompanied by a shimmering visual thatcompliments the care-worn wonderment of the music. Stream / Download ‘Silver Lining (Lead Balloons)’ herePre-order / Pre-save Sadness Sets Me Free here.
Jockstrap & Taylor Skye have today released their remix album I<3UQTINVU, a fully reworked version of the Mercury Prize shortlisted 2022 album I Love You Jennifer B. I<3UQTINVU – I Love You Cutie, I Envy You – is the brainchild of Taylor Skye, who was making multiple versions of the album’s original tracklisting to stay inspired during the writing of I Love You Jennifer B. Stream / Download I<3UQTINVU here.
Special Interest have announced Endure Remixed, six remixes from their critically acclaimed 2022 album Endure, out Friday, November 10th. They’ve also shared electronic cyber-punk duo Machine Girl’s remix of ‘Concerning Peace’ – Special Interest’s incendiary screed against authority. Straddling the line between club banger and punk anthem, the remix feels especially timely. Endure Remixed contains remixes of Endure favorites by artists such as Marie Davidson – and in a nod to their New Orleans roots, a bounce remix of their single ‘Midnight...
Jockstrap & Taylor Skye have today shared ‘Good Girl’, the latest track taken from their upcoming remix album I<3UQTINVU, a fully reworked version of the Mercury Prize shortlisted 2022 album I Love You Jennifer B. I<3UQTINVU – I Love You Cutie, I Envy You – is set for release on 3 November via Rough Trade Records. ‘Good Girl’ was inspired by some of Skye’s favourite dance acts growing up such...
Sleaford Mods have released a new six track EP, MORE UK GRIM, out now via Rough Trade / Remote Control. Recorded at the same time as their acclaimed 2023 album – UK GRIM – the freshly released songs not only continue Andrew Fearn and Jason Williamson’s current dancefloor dominance, but with a mix of insight and wit, outrage and compassion, they critique and celebrate our turbulent times. Stream / Purchase MORE UK GRIM here.
A. Savage’s “sharp writing and voice are distinctive enough that you could recognize them from outer space” (Stereogum). The Parquet Courts frontman presents his highly anticipated new album Several Songs About Fire, out now. The end result is tantamount to psychic odyssey, containing a singular irreverence which is stitched together by Savage’s outsize gifts as a lyricist and observer, a quality producer John Parish calls “an emotional openness guarded by a laconic wit.” Stream / Download Several Songs About Fire here.
Gruff Rhys is pleased to announce his new album Sadness Sets Me Free which will be released on 26 January, 2024. This incredibly will be the 25th album he has released in his 35 year career individually, collaboratively and as a member of various bands. Lead-off single ‘Celestial Candyfloss’ is a telling four minute glimpse of the forthcoming album, revealing the heady wonders and classic pop sounds within. Soaring strings carry the sweet melodies along,...
